Short-bowel syndrome occurs in patients who have undergone removal of large portions of the
a. colon.
b. stomach.
c. large intestine.
d. small intestine.
D
Patients who have undergone removal of large portions of the small intestine have short bowel syndrome. Removal of the colon results in a colostomy; removal of the stomach causes dumping syndrome; removal of the large intestine results in an ileostomy.
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